'Amritpal Singh Hiding In Nepal': India Urges Prachanda Govt Not To Allow Him To Flee

The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu has asked the government officials to arrest Singh if he tries to exit Nepal, according to a letter addressed to the Directorate of Consular Services on Saturday.

Amritpal Singh.

India has urged that the Nepal authorities not allow fugitive radical preacher Amritpal Singh, who is thought to be hiding in Nepal, to leave to a third country and arrest him if he attempts to depart using an Indian passport or any other fake passport, according to a media report on Monday, news agency PTI reported.

The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu has asked the government officials to arrest Singh if he tries to exit Nepal, according to a letter addressed to the Directorate of Consular Services on Saturday.

"Singh is currently hiding in Nepal," the paper said, citing a copy of the letter obtained by it, PTI reported.

"The esteemed ministry is requested to inform the Department of Immigration not to permit Amritpal Singh to travel through Nepal for any third country and arrest him if he attempts to escape from Nepal using Indian Passport or any other fake passport under intimation to this mission,” it was quoted by PTI in its report.

According to several reports, the letter and Singh's personal information have been distributed to all relevant entities, ranging from hotels to flights.

Singh, who is alleged to have many passports with different names, has been on the run since March 18, when police opened an investigation into him.

When his cavalcade was detained in Punjab's Jalandhar area, the elusive preacher gave the cops the slip and escaped their trap.

Radical Sikh organisations have expressed strong disagreement with the most recent statement made by acting jathedar of the highest Sikh temporal seat, Giani Harpreet Singh, and have raised concerns about the upcoming event in advance of the Panthic gathering called at the Akal Takht on Monday regarding the Punjab Police's crackdown.

Amritpal Singh, the leader of the evading "Waris Punjab De," was requested to turn himself in and assist the police in their investigation by the acting jathedar on Saturday.

Also, he said that the event on Monday would not be a gathering but rather a meeting to which just a few people, none of whom are political figures, had been invited.

(With Inputs From Agencies)